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4 weeks ago

Women in technology

This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive

fromFortune

Artificial intelligence

Russia's first AI-powered robot walked on stage to triumphant music, took a few steps, and then immediately faceplanted | Fortune

Women in technology

4 weeks ago

This Video of a Humanoid Robot Playing Perfect Tennis Is Extremely Impressive

Chinese company Galbot developed software enabling a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play tennis with sustained rallies, millisecond reactions, and precise ball striking against human opponents.

fromFortune

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Artificial intelligence

Russia's first AI-powered robot walked on stage to triumphant music, took a few steps, and then immediately faceplanted | Fortune

fromTNW | Robots

1 month ago

BMW Group brings humanoid robots to Germany

BMW deployed AEON, a humanoid robot by Hexagon Robotics, at its Leipzig plant as Germany's first humanoid robot in production, signaling the company's commitment to physical AI integration in manufacturing.

fromTNW | China

1 month ago

When robots outshine humans, I have to ask: Are we ready?

China showcased advanced humanoid robots performing martial arts, dance, and comedy at the 2026 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, signaling AI-driven industrial and global ambitions.

1 month ago

They Gave a Robot a Sword

A humanoid Robotera L7 performs dynamic swordplay with advanced motor skills, demonstrating 55 degrees of freedom and impressive full-body agility.

Startup companies

Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation | TechCrunch

Apptronik reopened its Series A, raising $935 million total and achieving a roughly $5.3 billion post-money valuation while advancing embodied AI humanoid robots.

This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling

DroidUP unveiled Moya, a warm humanoid robot with human-like heated skin, animated facial expressions, pupil tracking, and bipedal walking capability.

Startup companies

fromThe Verge

A robot you might want to hug?

Fauna Robotics introduced Sprout, a 3.5-foot humanoid robot for developers and researchers offering turnkey mobility, safety-focused design, and a $50,000 price.

Inside OpenAI's renewed push into robotics

OpenAI built a humanoid robotics lab in San Francisco with about 100 data collectors, rapidly expanding and seeking manufacturing partners for hardware and consumer robotics.

3 months ago

Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M | TechCrunch

Mobileye is acquiring Mentee Robotics for $900 million to expand into humanoid robots and initiate Mobileye 3.0 combining automotive AI and robotics.

Figure AI CEO says over 170,000 people have applied to his robot company in the last 3 years. He hired fewer than 500.

"Just checked, 176,000 job applications at Figure the last 3 years," he wrote in an X post on Saturday. "We've hired ~425 people." That amounts to a hiring rate of about .24% within the three years. Adcock wrote that most of the submissions were "slop." The spread of the 176,000 applications over the three years is unclear. Adcock did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Startup companies

fromFortune

China warns of bubble risks in booming humanoid robots arena | Fortune

China's economic-planning agency warned of a bubble risk in humanoid robotics, urging prevention of market flooding that could stifle R&D and prompt consolidation.

fromThe Verge

A humanoid robot-shaped bubble is forming, China warns

China warns a humanoid robotics bubble may be forming as rapid investment outpaces proven use cases and shrinks R&D, risking many near-identical startups.

#unitree-g1

Science

This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive

Gadgets

Disastrous Video Shows Robot Trying to Cook, Destroying Interior of House

Science

This Video of a Robot Playing Basketball Is EXTREMELY Impressive

Gadgets

Disastrous Video Shows Robot Trying to Cook, Destroying Interior of House

Robotics Company Explains Why Its Terminator-Style Robot Features Prominent Bazongas

XPeng's humanoid robot Iron features distinctly female anatomy, customizable intimate options, and is presented as a customizable life-partner-style companion.

#optimus

Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved

Gadgets

Tesla exec provides key update on Optimus' improving dexterity

Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk says Optimus will 'eliminate poverty' in speech after his $1 trillion pay package was approved

Gadgets

Tesla exec provides key update on Optimus' improving dexterity

Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk Thinks 80% of TSLA's Value Will Be Optimus-Is He Right?

Business

Analyst: Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay deal modest against robot market potential

from24/7 Wall St.

Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk Thinks 80% of TSLA's Value Will Be Optimus-Is He Right?

Business

Analyst: Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay deal modest against robot market potential

Tesla Optimus gets its latest job, and it's not in the company's factories

Tesla Optimus humanoid robot performed public-service tasks in Times Square, demonstrating readiness for consumer, hospitality, manufacturing, and at-home assistance roles.

fromMail Online

fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

Creepy robotic head has eerily human-like facial expressions

AheadForm unveiled Origin M1, a body-less animatronic humanoid head with 25 motors, cameras, microphones, and lifelike facial expressions for research and interaction.

N1 robot can do cartwheels and other acrobatic moves - Yanko Design

The future of robotics just got a lot more exciting thanks to the N1 robot, a cutting-edge humanoid machine designed by the company Fourier. This impressive robot has made headlines for its ability to perform complex acrobatic feats, including the rare and difficult cartwheel. As robots continue to capture our imaginations, the N1 stands out for its lifelike agility and the promise it holds for the future of robotics.

Artificial intelligence

fromFast Company

Will this robot be your new coworker?

Apollo is a nearly 6-foot humanoid robot by Apptronik that lifts 55 pounds, operates long shifts, fits existing workspaces, and is deployed in industry.

#reinforcement-learning

Artificial intelligence

Disturbing Video Shows Man Jerking Robot Around by Chain Around Its Neck

Artificial intelligence

Unstoppable Martial Arts Robot Can Take a Direct Dropkick Without Falling Down

Artificial intelligence

Disturbing Video Shows Man Jerking Robot Around by Chain Around Its Neck

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Artificial intelligence

Unstoppable Martial Arts Robot Can Take a Direct Dropkick Without Falling Down

China Opens Bodega Entirely Run by Robot

“first fully autonomous humanoid-operate store,”

Gadgets

Alarming New Video Shows Robot Making Incredibly Realistic Facial Expressions

A Chinese robotics company demonstrated a humanoid head capable of expressing lifelike emotions through subtle facial movements powered by AI and bionic actuation.

fromwww.wired.com

This Robot Only Needs a Single AI Model to Master Humanlike Movements

A single multimodal AI model enables Atlas to coordinate walking and grasping, producing emergent recovery behaviors and unified whole-body control.

fromTheregister

Nvidia touts Jetson Thor kit for real-time robot reasoning

Jetson Thor modules deliver major compute and memory upgrades over Jetson Orin, enabling low-latency edge AI for humanoid robots within a 130W power envelope.

fromBoston.com

Boston Dynamics humanoid robot shows off whole-body moves

Boston Dynamics and TRI developed Atlas, a humanoid robot using a Large Behavior Model for whole-body coordinated tasks like sorting, packing, and reacting to disturbances.

fromTNW | Deep-Tech

8 months ago

Why Europe could quietly win the humanoid race

Elon Musk's Optimus demo at Tesla's We Robot event made one thing clear: when it comes to humanoids, the spotlight still belongs to the United States.

Artificial intelligence

fromenglish.elpais.com

9 months ago

China has a plan: Technological innovation to secure its place on the geopolitical stage

P6-4 is a humanoid robot prototype demonstrating initial movements under guided activation by engineers.

Watching This Humanoid Robot Sort Packages Is Quite Something

Humanoid robots like Figure 02 are rapidly approaching human-level task efficiency in logistics, potentially displacing human jobs.

Figure AI CEO skips live demo, sidesteps BMW deal questions on stage at tech conference | TechCrunch

Brett Adcock confirmed that Figure AI values its collaboration with BMW, emphasizing practical testing of robots, while dismissing event appearances as unproductive.

Elon Musk dreams of thousands of robots working in factories. Tesla's first Optimus lead has doubts.

Elon Musk considers Tesla's Optimus robot essential, despite mixed opinions on its utility for factory work.

fromFast Company

Beyond Imagination raises $100 million to build humanoid robots

Beyond Imagination secures $100 million from Gauntlet Ventures to enhance humanoid robotics aimed at revolutionizing U.S. manufacturing.

Startup companies

11 months ago

Ex-Synapse CEO reportedly trying to raise $100M for his new humanoid robotics venture | TechCrunch

Sankaet Pathak is raising $100 million for his new venture in humanoid robotics despite Synapse's bankruptcy.